3 days after surgery...

Had surgery on Aug. 16, 2012. Man... what an experience. I was in NeuroICU overnight - but then started draining what they thought was CSF fluid (thankfully it wasn't). They kept me again overnight, but on a different floor, then I went home yesterday at 12pm.
Being home is scary. The person who was suppose to help me after surgery has the flu, and I live with my Grandpa who's a big help, but he can't help with all of it ya know?
I went in with a prolactinoma and came out with a "shocked" pituitary glad -now NOT producing cortisol. Doc said it could just be temporary. They sent me home with hydrocortisone and that stuff will make you hyper!

Overall I feel very, very tired. The thought of moving just annoys me (but I am getting up and sitting or walking some.) Just being so tired scares me a little bit. And anytime I move my head it hurts. Basically I just feel weird... weak, tired, and something. Not sure how or if I can describe it.
*sigh* I don't know.. any advice on how to help the recovery process?

They've got me on Hydrocotrisone 10 MG 2 pills in the morning and 1 at night. They're also checking my sodium levels twice every week. The nurse at the hospital told me to drink Gatorade but when I went today for a blood draw, my doctor said that my blood pressure was kind of high and that I should stop with the Gatorade.. I wasn't really drinking that much to begin with. But time will tell I guess.
My Grandpa (I live with him) is sick with the cold now. So I'm pretty much hiding out in my room. :(

They've got me on Hydrocotrisone 10 MG 2 pills in the morning and 1 at night. They're also checking my sodium levels twice every week. The nurse at the hospital told me to drink Gatorade but when I went today for a blood draw, my doctor said that my blood pressure was kind of high and that I should stop with the Gatorade.. I wasn't really drinking that much to begin with. But time will tell I guess.
My Grandpa (I live with him) is sick with the cold now. So I'm pretty much hiding out in my room. :(

Ah... no wonder you cannot sleep. That pill at night is NOT a good thing. What time at night are you taking it? Normally one would take the bulk of the dose in the morning and the afternoon dose no later than 2 or 3 pm so it does not interfere with your sleep! A few (and I mean a few, like a rare few) will need a teeny bit to sleep but most will find even a teeny bit means they cannot sleep, so your doc has put you on a pattern that means you cannot heal... why oh why did he do that? 30mg is somewhat on the high side as it is - but on the verge - but I would never sleep with 10mg at night. I would talk to the doc ASAP with changing HOW you take it to mimic a normal body.

The sodium check is a good thing. There can be complications with sodium so that is great.

You cannot blow your nose for weeks, so you DO NOT want to get a cold. An infection now would be horrid. No straws, no sneezes, no pressure up there...

Ah... no wonder you cannot sleep. That pill at night is NOT a good thing. What time at night are you taking it? Normally one would take the bulk of the dose in the morning and the afternoon dose no later than 2 or 3 pm so it does not interfere with your sleep! A few (and I mean a few, like a rare few) will need a teeny bit to sleep but most will find even a teeny bit means they cannot sleep, so your doc has put you on a pattern that means you cannot heal... why oh why did he do that? 30mg is somewhat on the high side as it is - but on the verge - but I would never sleep with 10mg at night. I would talk to the doc ASAP with changing HOW you take it to mimic a normal body.

The sodium check is a good thing. There can be complications with sodium so that is great.

You cannot blow your nose for weeks, so you DO NOT want to get a cold. An infection now would be horrid. No straws, no sneezes, no pressure up there...

She told me to take it 12 hours apart. -Which means 9:30am, and 9:30pm. The one pill at night doesn't completely bother my sleep.. I do end up waking up around 1am and staying up until 3am or so..
Other than that I'm okay I suppose. Just trying to rest and not take care of my grandparents even though they're calling for this or that every few hours. I told them that I'm trying to heal and that even though I don't look it - I just had surgery!
Do you remember when you were able to breathe through your nose again??? I know it won't be for a long while probably - but it's something to look forward to! :D

Oh, and thank you so much for all of the advice rumpled! It really means a lot!

She told me to take it 12 hours apart. -Which means 9:30am, and 9:30pm. The one pill at night doesn't completely bother my sleep.. I do end up waking up around 1am and staying up until 3am or so..
Other than that I'm okay I suppose. Just trying to rest and not take care of my grandparents even though they're calling for this or that every few hours. I told them that I'm trying to heal and that even though I don't look it - I just had surgery!
Do you remember when you were able to breathe through your nose again??? I know it won't be for a long while probably - but it's something to look forward to! :D

Oh, and thank you so much for all of the advice rumpled! It really means a lot!

Yeah that 12 hours apart is not... normal. That is not how the body wants cortisol.

It is going to take time. I used, with doctor approval, a humidifier, saline rinses, and steamy hot bowls of hot salt water and a towel over my head to loosen up the crud in my head. Some docs will not allow saline - some will.

It seems like forever - but it will happen in a couple to three weeks.

Yeah that 12 hours apart is not... normal. That is not how the body wants cortisol.

It is going to take time. I used, with doctor approval, a humidifier, saline rinses, and steamy hot bowls of hot salt water and a towel over my head to loosen up the crud in my head. Some docs will not allow saline - some will.

It seems like forever - but it will happen in a couple to three weeks.

Had surgery on Aug. 16, 2012. Man... what an experience. I was in NeuroICU overnight - but then started draining what they thought was CSF fluid (thankfully it wasn't). They kept me again overnight, but on a different floor, then I went home yesterday at 12pm.
Being home is scary. The person who was suppose to help me after surgery has the flu, and I live with my Grandpa who's a big help, but he can't help with all of it ya know?
I went in with a prolactinoma and came out with a "shocked" pituitary glad -now NOT producing cortisol. Doc said it could just be temporary. They sent me home with hydrocortisone and that stuff will make you hyper!

Overall I feel very, very tired. The thought of moving just annoys me (but I am getting up and sitting or walking some.) Just being so tired scares me a little bit. And anytime I move my head it hurts. Basically I just feel weird... weak, tired, and something. Not sure how or if I can describe it.
*sigh* I don't know.. any advice on how to help the recovery process?

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